[HowTo] Install Apache , MariaDB(Mysql),PHP (LAMP)

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Tutorial by @abusultanw in the old forum : original link

This tutorial walk you through installing and configuring Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) 2016.

LAMP is the the acronym of Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP/Perl/Pyhton.
Tested on Manjaro Deepin 16.03 x32 and Arch Linux 2016 x64 server

  1. Update your system
    Run the following command as root user to update your Manjaro Linux:

    sudo pacman -Syyu

  2. Install Apache
    After updating the system, install Apache web server using command:

    sudo pacman -S apache

    Edit /the etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file,

    sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

    Search and comment out the following line if it is not already:

    [...]
# LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
[...]

    Save an close the file.

    Enable Apache service to start at boot and restart Apache service using commands:

    sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl restart httpd

    You can verify whether Apache is running or not with command:

    sudo systemctl status httpd

    Sample output:

    httpd.service - Apache Web Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; disabled; vendor
preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2016-02-16 13:00:18 IST; 7s ago
Main PID: 1067 (httpd)
Tasks: 82 (limit: 512)
CGroup: /system.slice/httpd.service
├─1067 /usr/bin/httpd -k start -DFOREGROUND
├─1070 /usr/bin/httpd -k start -DFOREGROUND
├─1071 /usr/bin/httpd -k start -DFOREGROUND
└─1072 /usr/bin/httpd -k start -DFOREGROUND
Feb 16 13:00:18 server systemd[1]: `Started Apache Web Server.`
Feb 16 13:00:18 server httpd[1067]: AH00558: httpd: Could not reliably
dete...ge
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.

Apache server is ready to use.

    Test Apache
    Let us create a sample page in the Apache root directory , i.e /srv/http.

    sudo nano /srv/http/index.html

    Add the following lines:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
  <title>Welcome</title>
 </head>
<body>
  <h2>Welcome to my Web Server test page</h2>
</body>
</html>

    Now, open your web browser and navigate to:

    • http://localhost
      OR
    • http://IP-address.
      You will be pleased with the Apache server Test page.

  3. Install MariaDB
    Run the following command to install MariaDB:

    sudo pacman -S mysql

    As you may know, MariaDB is now officially the default implementation of MySQL in Arch Linux since 2013. So, you will be asked whether to install MariaDB or Percona server, just hit enter and then type y and press enter again. The default selection i.e MariaDB will be installed on your Arch Linux.

    [root@server ~]# pacman -S mysql
:: There are 2 providers available for mysql:
:: Repository extra
1) mariadb
:: Repository community
2) percona-server
Enter a number (default=1): `## Press Enter`
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (7) boost-libs-1.60.0-2 icu-56.1-2 jemalloc-4.0.4-1libmariadbclient-10.1.11-1 libxml2-2.9.3-1
mariadb-clients-10.1.11-1 mariadb-10.1.11-1
Total Download Size: 30.68 MiB
Total Installed Size: 218.10 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]

    You need to initialize the MariaDB data directory prior to starting the service. To do so, run:

    sudo mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql

    Then issue the following command to enable and start MariaDB service.

    sudo systemctl enable mysqld
sudo systemctl start mysqld

    You can verify whether MariaDb is running or not using command:

    sudo systemctl status mysqld

    Sample output:

    mysqld.service - MariaDB database server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mysqld.service; disabled;
vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2016-02-16 13:19:50 IST; 44s ago
Process: 1406 ExecStartPost=/usr/bin/mysqld-post (code=exited,
status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 1405 (mysqld)
Tasks: 26 (limit: 512)
CGroup: /system.slice/mysqld.service
└─1405 /usr/bin/mysqld --pid-file=/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: 2016-02-16 13:19:49 139930931222400
[N...a.
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: 2016-02-16 13:19:49 139930931222400
[N...e.
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: 2016-02-16 13:19:49 139930931222400
[N...rt
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: 2016-02-16 13:19:49 139930931222400
[N...19
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: 2016-02-16 13:19:49 139930516817664
[N...ed
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: 2016-02-16 13:19:49 139930931222400
[N...d.
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: 2016-02-16 13:19:49 139930931222400
[N...'.
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: 2016-02-16 13:19:49 139930931222400
[N...s.
Feb 16 13:19:49 server mysqld[1405]: Version: '10.1.11-MariaDB-log'
socket...er
Feb 16 13:19:50 server systemd[1]: `Started MariaDB database server.`
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.

    Setup MySQL/MariaDB root user password
    As you may know, It is recommended to setup a password for database root user.
    Run the following command to setup MariaDB root user password:

    sudo mysql_secure_installation

    Sample output:

    NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MariaDB
SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE! PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!
In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current
password for the root user. If you've just installed MariaDB, and
you haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank,
so you should just press enter here.
Enter current password for root (enter for none): `## Press Enter`
OK, successfully used password, moving on...
Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MariaDB
root user without the proper authorisation.
Set root password? [Y/n] `## Press Enter`
New password: `## Enter password`
Re-enter new password: `## Re-enter password`
Password updated successfully!
Reloading privilege tables..
... Success!

By default, a MariaDB installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone
to log into MariaDB without having to have a user account created for
them. This is intended only for testing, and to make the installation
go a bit smoother. You should remove them before moving into a
production environment.
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] `## Press Enter`
... Success!

Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'. This
ensures that someone cannot guess at the root password from the network.
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] `## Press Enter`
... Success!

By default, MariaDB comes with a database named 'test' that anyone can
access. This is also intended only for testing, and should be removed
before moving into a production environment.
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] `## Press Enter`
- Dropping test database...
... Success!
- Removing privileges on test database...
... Success!
Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes made so far
will take effect immediately.
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] `## Press Enter`
... Success!
Cleaning up...
All done! If you've completed all of the above steps, your MariaDB
installation should now be secure.
Thanks for using MariaDB!

MariaDB has been installed and ready to use.

  4. Install PHP
    To install PHP run:

    sudo pacman -S php php-apache

    After PHP is installed, we need to configure Apache PHP module.
    To do so, edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file,

    sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

    Find the following line and comment it out:

    [...]
#LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so
[...]

    Uncomment or add the line:

    LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so

    Then, add the following lines at the bottom for php8:

    LoadModule php_module modules/libphp.so
AddHandler php-script php
Include conf/extra/php_module.conf

    or for php7:

    LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
AddHandler php7-script php
Include conf/extra/php7_module.conf

    Save and close the file.

    Test PHP
    Now create a test.php file in the Apache root directory.

    sudo nano /srv/http/test.php

    Add the following lines:

    <?php
phpinfo();

    Restart the httpd service.

    sudo systemctl restart httpd

    Open up your web browser and navigate to http://ip-address/test.php .

  5. Install phpMyAdmin
    phpMyAdmin is a graphical MySQL/MariaDB administration tool that can be used to create, edit and delete databases.

    To install it, run:

    sudo pacman -S phpmyadmin

    After installing, edit php.ini file,

    sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini

    Make sure the following lines are uncommented.

    [...]
extension=bz2
extension=mysqli
[...]

    Save and close the file.

    Next, create a configuration file for phpMyAdmin,

    sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/phpmyadmin.conf

    Add the following lines:

    Alias /phpmyadmin "/usr/share/webapps/phpMyAdmin"
<Directory "/usr/share/webapps/phpMyAdmin">
DirectoryIndex index.php
AllowOverride All
Options FollowSymlinks
Require all granted
</Directory>

    Then, open Apache configuration file,

    sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

    Add the following line at the end:

    Include conf/extra/phpmyadmin.conf

    Save and close the file.

    Restart the httpd service again.

    sudo systemctl restart httpd

    Test phpMyAdmin
    Open your browser and navigate to http://IP-Address/phpmyadmin .

    You might see an error that says “The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase
    (blowfish_secret)” at the bottom of phpMyAdmin dashboard.

    To get rid of this error, edit /etc/webapps/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php file,

    sudo nano /etc/webapps/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php

    Find the following line and specify bluefish secret passphrase:

    $cfg['blowfish_secret'] = '`MyP@$S`'; /* YOU MUST FILL IN THIS FOR COOKIE AUTH!$ /**

    Save and close the file. Restart Apache service.

    sudo systemctl restart httpd

    The error will be gone now.

That’s all for now. At this stage, you have a working LAMP stack, and is ready to host your websites.
If you want to use Nginx instead of Apache web server, refer the following article.

[ I'll try to test it on Manjaro as soon as possible ]

Source: http://www.ostechnix.com/install-apache-mariadb-php-lamp-stack-on-arch-linux-2016/

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#2

it has been of great help, Thanks a lot!

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#4

1. Ini adalah forum berbahasa Inggris
2. Silakan buka topik Anda sendiri untuk masalah baru ini

  1. This is an English speaking forum
  2. Please open your own topic for this new problem as you’re posting this in a tutorial section which is meant to post feedback to the tutorial itself, not to post issues.

Thank you for your cooperation.

:+1:

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#5

Hy, here I have a problem. And when I go localhost / phpmyadmin. Then the output could be where Access is forbidden, error 403.
Please give me a solution

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#6

Please open a new topic in the correct category by:

  • going here: https://forum.manjaro.org
  • choosing the #support category
  • choosing the category that matches best what your issue it.
  • If you can’t find any category, click #support:general
  • Click the New topic button in the top right corner.
  • Describe your issue there.
#7

Gud bro…

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#8

Worked for me.

Thanks!

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#9

Thank a TON for this! Got me off the ground quickly and easily as a New Jack.

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#10

If your httpd didn’t start after last update (~09.02.2021), just modify httpd.conf:

LoadModule php_module modules/libphp.so
AddHandler php-script php
Include conf/extra/php_module.conf

Note, there is no php version in these lines

#11

how to uncomment in php.ini

#12

Just remove semicolon ; from line begining :wink:

#13

thanks

#14

I did eveything as it is in the above how to guide but i get this end result

ipbug
ipbug1366×768 45.4 KB

#15

The ‘ip-address/phpmyadmin’ is just an example, you have to put the ip address of your computer or you can try as follows:

  • ‘localhost/phpmyadmin’
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#16

This guide is slightly outdated, we have already PHP8 so these lines should look like:

LoadModule php_module modules/libphp.so
AddHandler php-script php
Include conf/extra/php_module.conf
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#17

thanks, fixed

#18

you solve it? i got this error too

#19

Hi @dstyle ,

First of all thanks for the tutorial.
Is there any tutorial how to use two php version like 7.4 and 8 together with virtual hosting and defining in the virtual host info which php version to use?

I did search in the net and didn’t find any good one.

Tried to follow this one with no luck. link arch wiki

If there is any tutorial please share.
Thanks

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#20

anyone on how to correctly setup a symbolic link for web development ? I keep messing up the /srv/http directory…

I’m looking to create a symlink between a folder in my home folder and the http folder so that i can modify files with out sudo but can see the output in localhost.

Anyone ?

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#21

I use:

sudo chown MYUSERNAME:http -R /srv/http/

sudo find /srv/http/ -type d -exec chmod 755 {} +
sudo find /srv/http/ -type f -exec chmod 644 {} +

Replace MYUSERNAME with appropriate!

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